CAMP CHIRICAHUA JULY 15–26, 2018

Elegant Trogon in South Fork of Cave Creek Canyon © Brian Gibbons

LEADERS: BRIAN GIBBONS & WILLY HUTCHESON LIST COMPILED BY: BRIAN GIBBONS

VICTOR EMANUEL NATURE TOURS, INC. 2525 WALLINGWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 1003 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78746 WWW.VENTBIRD.COM Gathering under the drizzling gray skies, it was hard to believe we were in the Sonoran Desert; a week later, under the scorching sun, it was obvious. So goes the monsoon season in the southwest. From the rain-cooled Madrean woodlands of the Catalina Mountains to sere desert that had dodged the drenching thunderstorms so common in the late summer, we birded, herped, and hiked our way through southeast Arizona.

Dawn at Rose Canyon Lake © Brian Gibbons

Our first afternoon found us winding our way up the Catalina Highway through the spectacular saguaro-studded hills of the lower slopes of the Coronado National Forest. We made a brief stop in the desert and found Black-throated Sparrow, Cassin’s Sparrow, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, and a Gilded Flicker that played hard to get. Our next stop was to take in the wonder of Seven Cataracts. The falls were flowing due to the thunderstorms of the past week. The open shrubby grassland was next, then the oaks, the pines and finally to cool Douglas Fir woodlands that hosted an avifauna completely different from the desert below. Our two nights of camping allowed us to explore these cooler forested habitats. Rose Canyon Campground provided many of our first lifers with Painted Redstart, Acorn Woodpeckers, Yellow-eyed Juncos, and Greater Pewees all putting in appearances during our time in the campground. Abert’s Squirrels were

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 2 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 delightfully common among the pines. Our morning walk added a few species including a Virginia’s Warbler. In a moist drainage a Red-faced Warbler brightened our day at Incinerator Ridge. Along Marshall Gulch the stream was flowing past Columbine and Salvia; overhead, maples, alders, and Douglas Firs towered. In the afternoon we paid a visit to Jo’s cabin; she’s been escaping the summer heat of Tucson in the mountains for more than fifty years. Her hummingbirds were zipping around everywhere as we joined her on the deck. Patience brought hungry hummers to our fingers as they sipped nectar before being chased off by their neighbor. Rivoli’s, Rufous, Broad-tailed, Anna’s, and Black-chinned hummingbirds all buzzed through the oaks around her cabin, a show we will never forget. Male Rivoli's Hummingbird © Brian Gibbons The next day, after allowing our tents to dry a bit from yesterday afternoon’s downpour, we headed to the desert again. A brief stop at my house revealed Harris’s Hawk, Zone-tailed Hawk, Costa’s Hummingbirds, and other desert dwellers. Next, we were off to Willcox for a quick lunch before birding the famous ponds by the golf course. The water levels were just right, after drying completely last summer, and we found myriad shorebirds including a few fresh from the Arctic on their fall migration: Long-billed Curlew, American Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Baird’s Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, and many Wilson’s Phalaropes spinning in the water and on land. After a short trip through New Mexico we made it to the Chiricahua Mountains and Cave Creek Ranch where we would stay for the next four nights. The feeder array there is varied and allowed us to study many new birds and critters like the White-nosed Coati and Striped Skunks. Blue-throated Hummingbirds were cruising around the grounds and amazed everyone. Broad-billed Hummingbirds were common and often fed at arm’s-length. The next morning, we headed off to the famous Cave Creek Canyon for a trogon hunt. Armed with intel from Camp I, we headed towards the bridge. Not long after our arrival, Will spotted a female just before she disappeared downstream. Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher © Brian Gibbons A little more searching would reveal that we needn’t search anymore! A male made a quick

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 3 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 visit to a nest hole in a sycamore just off the road. For more than an hour we admired both birds’ plumage and watched as they delivered small insects to the hungry nestlings inside. We owe a small debt of gratitude to a Mexican Fox Squirrel that kept the vigilant male around, making sure the squirrel wasn’t going to raid a trogon nest. We hiked up the Canyon after our excellent studies of the Elegant Trogon pair. Black-throated Gray Warblers, Bridled Titmouse, Dusky- capped Flycatchers, and pewees enlivened the hike. A plucking post with Montezuma Quail feathers among others had us shaking our fist at the local Cooper’s Hawk. Turkey Creek is one of the few remaining spots for Mexican Chickadees after the catastrophic 2011 fire that burned more than a quarter million acres of forest in the Chiricahuas. Right on cue they appeared with titmice and a few other birds. Soon we heard the tooting of a pygmy-owl. A quick search revealed a Northern Pygmy- Owl tooting from a pine tree. After these great observations we continued climbing and encountered a nice Black-tailed Rattlesnake that got one look at us and headed back into its lair. We had a nice picnic lunch at Barfoot Park, even though we were unable to locate my wanted lifer Twin- spotted Rattlesnake. We also explored the west slope of the Chiricahuas down to Pinery Canyon before returning to the Ranch. After exploring the mountains, we were ready to strike out to the Chihuahuan Desert along State Line Road. The gray skies made for a cool morning exploring the desert. Skylarking Cassin’s and singing Botteri’s sparrows indicated to us that the monsoon Male Acorn Woodpecker © Brian Gibbons breeders were active. Scaled and Gambel’s quail mingled as we descended towards New Mexico and the realm of Bendire’s Thrashers. The Chiricahua Desert Museum hosted many of the rare reptiles that we didn’t see during the camp, like the rare rattlesnakes and Gila Monster. In the afternoon we retraced our steps to the Southwest Research

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 4 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Station in hopes of stumbling upon some Montezuma Quail; needless to say, we didn’t trip. Our final morning in the Chiricahuas had us hunting the scrubby desert of Paradise Road; our primary target, the Crissal Thrasher, came out as we admired the entrance of Cave Creek Canyon. We didn’t track down Black-chinned Sparrow or Montezuma Quail again! The late morning highlight for me was our Texas Horned Lizard that cooperated for group photos along State Line Road. Farther south, on the east side of the Chiricahuas, a lone Pronghorn was a sentinel in the grasslands. A quick stop at San Pedro House produced a few new sightings for us at this riparian site with massive cottonwood trees towering over the mesquite bosque habitat. Abert’s Towhee, Common Ground-Dove, Vermilion Flycatcher, and Yellow-breasted Chat all brightened our list there.

Camp Chiricahua admiring a Texas Horned Lizard near Rodeo, New Mexico © Brian Gibbons

In the afternoon, our attempt to visit Carr Canyon was aborted by the swelling thunderstorm overhead. At Ash Canyon our luck wasn’t any better, as minutes after we arrived the heavens opened, and we retreated to town for dinner. On our first morning in the Huachucas we labored up the Hunter Canyon trail into a small canyon woodland that has hosted Rufous-capped Warblers for years; there was a singing warbler, but it remained a challenge to see for some

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 5 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 folks. We also enjoyed more sightings of the blue Pleasing Fungus Beetles. Again we climbed Carr Canyon, this time in the daylight, for a picnic among the Buff-breasted Flycatchers, Hepatic Tanagers, and a family of Zone-tailed Hawks. The full Huachuca tour continued with our short hike into Miller Canyon with a visit to the Beatty’s. Quiet at first, we soon detected the squeaking of a fledgling raptor; we knew these would be the baby Northern Goshawks letting the adult know that they were still hungry! Willy’s hawk-scouting didn’t turn up the hawks, but he did find a Sulphur- bellied Flycatcher nest with four young nearly ready to tumble out despite being too young. Once we were all in the canyon watching the flycatchers, the goshawks Adult Zone-tailed Hawk in Carr Canyon © Brian Gibbons made their presence known, and we soon had a massive juvenile in the scope for all to enjoy. Later I wandered up canyon to find a morsel the goshawks had dropped. No wonder we were having trouble finding Montezuma Quail—the goshawk family was eating them! That evening, our vigil at Mary Jo’s Ash Canyon turned up the desired stunning male Lucifer Hummingbirds but not the pair of Montezuma Quail that had been a daily occurrence of late. Perhaps the adult Northern Goshawk that cruised past three times had something to do with it—hmmmm? That evening we enjoyed a stunning sunset from Pizzeria Mimosa.

The view from the top of Carr Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains © Brian Gibbons

The Nature Conservancy preserve Ramsey Canyon has long been a birding destination in Southeast Arizona. The oaks and sycamores right around the visitor center were alive with birds, Bridled Titmice and Painted Redstarts among them. The lamp had attracted a newly emerged

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 6 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Polyphemus Moth—a massive stunning silk moth that will live as an adult for just a few days. Hiking up the canyon, the Sulphur-bellieds were raucous, and we saw several including recently fledged young. Another raptor family was haunting this canyon, this one was the Cooper’s!

Newly emerged Polyphemus Moth at Ramsey Canyon Preserve © Brian Gibbons

Our target farther up the canyon was a lonely male Flame-colored Tanager that had been singing all summer. We heard him sing for a while before he changed perches and revealed himself to us for a minute before moving on to another hidden song perch. Our final destination for birding would be Patagonia; along the way we stopped in Sonoita for some grassland birding. I was surprised that a Grasshopper Sparrow was singing away, and we were able to study him in the scope as the Eastern Meadowlark sang across the street. In the afternoon we finally found a functioning pool and let off some steam and cooled down at the Stage Stop Inn pool. Tumacacori National Historic Site has been home to a pair of Rose-throated Becards for a couple of years; we were there early to seek this rare bird and to enjoy the bird-rich mesquite bosque habitat along the Santa Cruz River where it actually has surface flow. We heard them soon after we arrived, but tracking down the new nest proved more challenging than I had anticipated. We entertained ourselves with the many other birds along the river including a Black Phoebe that had a cholla cactus pad stuck to its leg. Soon we found the marker along the river that indicated

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 7 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 the nest was just across. The pink flipflop pointed us in the right direction! Sure enough, on the other side of the river was the ragged and massive nest of a Rose-throated Becard. The adults made several visits, presumably feeding young, while we admired them in the scope, and Will made an ephemeral marker with a more pleasing aesthetic. A quick stop in Rio Rico was a bust for the hoped-for Black-bellied Whistling-Duck but did produce a Tropical Kingbird and a Swainson’s Hawk with a scowl. My van was lucky to see a streak smack the earth right in front of us, and a Mourning Dove exited stage right without its tail. The would be dove-eater, a Swainson’s Hawk, seemed to sniff its talon-full of dove feathers and throw them down in disgust. Along River Road we found a Gray Hawk nest and our first Varied Bunting. On a rainy afternoon we visited the Paton Center for Hummingbirds and were not disappointed. Violet- crowned Hummingbirds are the stars here, but many other birds delight visitors in this Tucson Audubon site. After pizza in the courtyard we went for our final evening drive; again, the goal was Montezuma Quail. Harshaw Canyon Road gave us the quail—we were elated when they ran across the road in front of us. Fortunately, they lingered on the roadside, and Willy’s van got great looks at this enigmatic specialty of the southwest. This pair gradually worked away from us, but not before we studied their helmeted heads and squat bodies marked with black, white, and cream that somehow serves as amazing camouflage.

Juvenile Western Screech-Owl near Patagonia © Brian Gibbons

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 8 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Our final morning would have us cross the northern flank of the Santa Rita Mountains, our last Sky Island range of the trip. Box Canyon has been home to Five-striped Sparrows for a couple of years now, and we hoped to find one before the day got too hot. A steep-sided shrubby canyon with the high walls studded with Ocotillo, Box Canyon is scenic with great birding. The Five- stripes were singing when we arrived, and I foolishly thought it would be an easy find. An hour and a half later we were departing under the hot sun with some acceptable views of this challenging species. We moved on to the famous Madera Canyon where we enjoyed a picnic in the upper reaches of the canyon. Santa Rita Lodge feeders provided many subjects for study and photography; the Broad-billed Hummingbirds were particularly common and were a challenge to Elf Owl in the Chiricahuas © Brian Gibbons photograph. A few hours later we were in Tucson and Camp Chiricahua Session II was a very successful wrap. The night captivated everyone. We made eight night-outings during camp; all manner of things in the deserts, canyons, and mountains wake up when the sun goes down. In the Catalinas we found the jewel scarab, Chrysina lecontei , shiny lime-green with rusty highlights. In the Chihuahuan desert of New Mexico we found our only Mojave Rattlesnake as the night flashed in every direction with thunderstorms unleashing their lightning on the world. Just as the rain started splashing on us, we intercepted a Long-nosed Snake attempting to cross the road. This beautiful red, black, and cream-colored snake is a lizard specialist—eating lizards and lizard eggs! Near Portal we found tarantulas and Mexican Spadefoots. A night in the canyons of the Chiricahuas allowed us to find a Whiskered Screech-Owl nest (thanks again to Session I), and later a pair of the tiniest owls in the world sat for us to take in their tiny insect-slaying feet while a Mexican Whip-poor-will called in the distance. From Sierra Vista we ascended Carr Canyon into the night. Our first bird was a trio of sleeping, err formerly sleeping, Band-tailed Pigeons that David spotted. The eerily lit blimp of Fort Huachuca gave the night a Sci-Fi feel. Listening high in the mountains we heard a croak! Tracking it to a small pond we found Whiskered Screech-Owl © Brian Gibbons Canyon Tree Frogs in amplexus. We were

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 9 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 hoping for an owl, but the frogs were cool. A little ways down the road we stood in the darkness, and the Spotted Owl hooted. Soon we saw this great bird in the light and delighted as it looked us over. A couple of evening and into the night wanderings from Patagonia produced tarantulas, scorpions, Common Poorwill, and a fantastic family of Western Screech-Owls. Thanks for experiencing Arizona with VENT’s Camp Chiricahua Session II. It was a pleasure hosting you all, and I look forward to crossing paths in the birding world. Brian Gibbons for Willy Hutcheson and Kathy Hornbein

Male Broad-billed Hummingbird at the Santa Rita Lodge © Brian Gibbons

ITINERARY 15 July 2018 – Catalina Highway Babad Do’ag, Seven Cataracts Vista, Rose Canyon Lake Campground 16 July 2018 – Coronado National Forest, Incinerator Ridge Road, Bear Wallow, Summerhaven, Jo’s cabin 17 July 2018 – Rose Canyon Lake Campground, Brian’s house, Willcox, Cave Creek Ranch 18 July 2018 – South Fork Cave Creek Canyon, Cave Creek Canyon, night drive in the desert

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 10 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 19 July 2018 – East Turkey Creek, Onion Saddle, Barfoot Park, Pinery Canyon, Owling to Herb Martyr Campground 20 July 2018 – State Line Road, Chiricahua Desert Museum, Southwest Research Station, South Fork Cave Creek Canyon for some folks, evening drive to New Mexico for gas and herping 21 July 2018 – Paradise Road pre-breakfast, Southwest Research Station, drive to Sierra Vista, lunch in Bisbee and birding at San Pedro House 22 July 2018 – Huachucas, Hunter Canyon, Carr Canyon for picnic, Miller Canyon, and Ash Canyon 23 July 2018 – Ramsey Canyon, Sonoita, Patagonia night drive 24 July 2018 – Tumacacori National Historic Site at the Santa Cruz River, Rio Rico, River Road, Tucson Audubon Society Paton Center for Hummingbirds, evening drive into the Patagonia Mountains 25 July 2018 – Greaterville Road to Box Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains, Picnic lunch in Madera Canyon

Waterfowl Anatidae Blue -winged Teal Spatula discors Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata American Wigeon Mareca americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mexican Duck Anas Diazi Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis New World Quail Odontophoridae Scaled Quail Callipepla squamata Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii Montezuma Quail Cyrtonyx montezumae Pheasants, Grouse and Allies Phasianidae Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Grebes Podicipedidae Pied -billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Pigeons and Doves Columbidae Rock Pigeon (I) Columba livia Band -tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Eurasian Collared -Dove (I) Streptopelia decaocto Inca Dove Columbina inca

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 11 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Common Ground -Dove Columbina passerina White -winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Cuckoos Cuculidae Yellow -billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Nightjars Caprimulgidae Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Mexican Whip -poor -will Antrostomus arizonae Swifts Apodidae White -throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis Hummingbirds Trochilidae Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens Blue -throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae Lucifer Hummingbird Calothorax lucifer Black -chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Broad -tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope Broad -billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Violet -crowned Hummingbird Amazilia violiceps Rails, Gallinules and Coots Rallidae Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata American Coot Fulica americana Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae Black -necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae Long -billed Curlew Numenius americanus Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Long -billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 12 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Laridae California Gull Larus californicus Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus Double -crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardeidae Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae White -faced Ibis Plegadis chihi New World Vultures Cathartidae Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Hawks, Eagles and Kites Accipitridae Sharp -shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Gray Hawk Buteo plagiatus Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Zone -tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus Red -tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Owls Strigidae Western Screech -Owl Megascops kennicottii Whiskered Screech -Owl Megascops trichopsis Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Northern Pygmy -Owl Glaucidium gnoma (Mountain Pygmy -Owl) (Glaucidium gnoma gnoma) Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis Trogons Trogonidae Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans Woodpeckers Picidae Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Ladder -backed Woodpecker Picoides scalaris Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 13 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Arizona Woodpecker Picoides arizonae Northern (Red -shafted) Flicker Colaptes auratus cafer Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides Falcons and Caracaras Falconidae American Kestrel Falco sparverius Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae Northern Beardless -Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax Western Wood -Pewee Contopus sordidulus Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis Buff -breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Dusky -capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Ash -throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Brown -crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus Sulphur -bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans Thick -billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Tityras & Allies Tityridae Rose -throated Becard Pachyramphus aglaiae Shrikes Laniidae Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Vireos Vireonidae Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Crows, Jays and Magpies Corvidae Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri Woodhouse's Scrub -Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus Common Raven Corvus corax Swallows Hirundinidae Purple Martin Progne subis Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 14 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Violet -green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Northern Rough -winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Chickadees and Tits Paridae Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi Penduline-Tits Remizidae Verdin Auriparus flaviceps Long-tailed Tits Aegithalidae Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Nuthatches Sittidae Red -breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis White -breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Creepers Certhiidae Brown Creeper Certhia americana Wrens Troglodytidae Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus House Wren Troglodytes aedon Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae Blue -gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Black -tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Black -capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps Kinglets Regulidae Ruby -crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Golden -crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Thrushes and Allies Turdidae Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus American Robin Turdus migratorius Mockingbirds and Thrashers Mimidae Curve -billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei Crissal Thrasher Toxostoma crissale

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 15 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Starlings Sturnidae European Starling (I) Sturnus vulgaris Silky-flycatchers Ptiliogonatidae Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Olive Warbler Peucedramidae Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus Old World Sparrows Passeridae House Sparrow (I) Passer domesticus Siskins, Crossbills and Allies Fringillidae House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Pine Siskin Spinus pinus Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria New World Sparrows Passerellidae Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Rufous -crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca Abert's Towhee Melozone aberti Rufous -winged Sparrow Peucaea carpalis Botteri's Sparrow Peucaea botterii Cassin's Sparrow Peucaea cassinii Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Black -chinned Sparrow Spizella atrogularis Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Five -striped Sparrow Amphispiza quinquestriata Black -throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Yellow -eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae Yellow -breasted Chat Icteria virens Troupials and Allies Icteridae Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Scott's Oriole Icterus parisorum Red -winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus Brown -headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Great -tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 16 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 New World Warblers Parulidae Lucy's Warbler Oreothlypis luciae Virginia's Warbler Oreothlypis virginiae Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia (Audubon's) Yellow -rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata auduboni Grace's Warbler Setophaga graciae Black -throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens Rufous -capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons Red -faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus Cardinals and Allies Cardinalidae Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Flame -colored Tanager Piranga bidentata Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Pyrrhuloxia Cardinalis sinuatus Black -headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor Squirrels, Prairie Dogs & Marmots Sciuridae Harris's Antelope -Squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisii Abert's Squirrel Sciurus aberti Arizona Gray Squirrel Sciurus arizonensis Mexican Fox Squirrel Sciurus nayaritensis Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis Round -tailed Ground -Squirrel Spermophilus tereticaudus Rock Squirrel Spermophilus variegatus Kangaroo Rat sp Heteromyidae Rabbits & Hares Leporidae Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Black -tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Free-tailed Bats Molossidae Brazilian Free -tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Dogs Canidae Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Weasels Mustelidae Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 17 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Raccoons Procyonidae Ringtail Bassariscus astutus White -nosed Coati Nasua narica Peccaries Tayassuidae Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu Deer Cervidae White -tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Pronghorn Antilocapridae Pronghorn Antilocapra americana AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES Toads & Frogs Anurans Mexican Spadefoot Spea multiplicata Red -spotted Toad Bufo punctatus Canyon Treefrog Hyla arenicolor Bullfrog (I) Rana catesbeiana Lizards Lacertilia Zebra -tailed Lizard Callisaurus draconoides Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister Clark's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus clarkii Yarrow’s Spiny Lizard Sceloporus yarrovii Striped Plateau Lizard Sceloporus virgatus Slevin's Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus slevini Ornate Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus Texas Horned Lizard Phrynosoma cornutum Tiger Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris Snakes Serpentes Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum Gopher Snake (Bullsnake) Pituophis catenifer Long -nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei Black -necked Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis Black -tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus BUTTERFLIES Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Two -tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata Whites Pierinae Cabbage White Pieris rapae Sulphurs Coliadinae Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice

Victor Emanuel Nature Tours 18 Camp Chiricahua II, 2018 Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe Blues Polyommatinae Echo Azure Celastrina echo Marine Blue Leptotes marina Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola Metalmarks Riodiniadae Zela Metalmark Emesis zela Heliconians & Fritillaries Heliconiinae Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia True Brush-foots Nymphalinae Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Admirals & Relatives Limenitidinae Arizona Sister Adelpha eulalia Emperors Apaturinae Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia Satyrs Satyrinae Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon Red Satyr Megisto rubricata Monarchs Danainae Queen Danaus gilippus Golden Banded -Skipper Autochton cellus Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica "Arizona" Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis clitus Grass Skippers Hesperiinae Edwards' Skipperling Oarisma edwardsii Dun Skipper Euphyes vestis Orange -edged Roadside -Skipper Amblyscirtes fimbriata DRAGONFLIES Common Green Darner Anax junius Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis Eight -spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis Canyon Rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata

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